What Is a Safety Check Done by Meals on Wheels?

What Is a Safety Check Done by Meals on Wheels? (0:57)

Meals On Wheels brings nutritious food to senior citizens, but also serves the dual function of checking on their safety and wellness. HealthMaker Ellie Hollander describes the red flags and safety protocol in this video.

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Well a safety check could be simply looking around and seeing are there working smoke detectors, is there a break in the window, does the person physically look as though they're in distress? Because of the relationship that is established between our clients, and volunteers, and staff we can notice if someone doesn't answer the duo in a timely fashion if somebody doesn't respond to a phone call when we have a process for doing the safety check if someone is not answering the door or often times they can't answer the door they've left the door ajar, when the normal things that volunteers looking for doesn't happen, they know that there's an issue and there are certain protocols that they follow to make sure that we're not bulging into a home but we're doing all the things that we need to do to make sure that that person is safe.